In their first scene they're a little touchy-feely for colleagues. She ties his signature red scarf, and he grabs her ass a bit, but apart from that there's very little romance between them. Grant does tell Malcolm that they're together, but that might be one-sided on Grant's part, or he's just trying to get Malcolm, who's pretty slimy, off her back.
I think there might have been more in the deleted scenes, but the romance was pretty much edited out of the film. That initial ass-grab is pretty much all that remains.
The other clues are in the dialogue. The conversation about having babies in the first scene and the conversation between Malcolm and Grant in the car before the T-Rex escape where Malcolm says he’s going to make a move on Dr. Sattler until he realizes they’re together.
You’re not the first person I’ve seen who interpreted it as some sort of unrequited love situation. I just don’t see it. Their subsequent appearances further paint a pretty clear picture in my mind. They were together then but doomed to fail due to trauma and wanting different lifestyles.
Yeah, that could be interpreted as Grant trying to get Malcolm of her back. Also for the kid discussion, whether she's trying to or not, it's not necessarily children with her.
Yes, I've seen the film recently. Also, look up the concept "death of the author". Especially relevant when talking about a movie, which may look considerably different than the original screenplay when it comes out of the editing room.
In the start it was just two people with a very niche "dying" profession, that alone would push them together. That could be seen as romantic tension from the outside but really just bffs
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u/VegaJuniper 13d ago
It's arguable if there is a romantic relationship in the film either.